Are there different lists of the Ten Commandments? So much is debated about the Bible that you’d hope when it comes to the Ten Commandments, at least, you’re...
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With his 1996 book The Real Jesus (HarperSanFrancisco), Luke Timothy Johnson established himself as one of the most forceful critics of the Jesus Seminar's...
St. Paul may be known as the "apostle to the Gentiles," but his high ideals make him an apostle for believers today, too. When you ask Father Jerome...
The Jesus movement of the first century was a group of mostly Jewish followers who were of little social importance and who often met in homes—a far cry from...
These celestial beings are elusive and mysterious—but totally necessary. Once upon a time I believed in angels. Then I got older and gave up childish...
1. Who killed Goliath?A. ElhananB. SaulC. SamuelD. Abner 2. How many of each animal did Noah take on the ark?A. TwoB. NineC. TwelveD. Fourteen 3. What creature...
This scripture scholar invited U.S. Catholic readers to crack open the Good Book. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin may currently be tied in the competition for...
The word visitation has a rich biblical heritage. Familiar to most Christians as the time when Mary and Elizabeth meet, greet, and talk to one another before...
Recommended resources on the end of the world, the Second Coming, and eschatology: Father Dermot Lane, an Irish Jesuit and the president of the Mater Dei...
“The art of prophecy is very difficult,” Mark Twain once said, “especially with respect to the future.” Surprisingly, Twain’s words pretty much describe...
